
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
315 | 264 | 212 | 384 | 329 | 269 | 247 | 267 | 570 | 683 | 692 | 1162 | 940 | 781 | 772 | 785 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.93m | 2:59PM2.04m | 3:21AM1.95m | 3:48PM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.11m | 8:42AM0.03m | 9:14PM0.08m | 9:34AM0.03m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
315 | 264 | 212 | 179 | 82 | 201 | 160 | 172 | 570 | 138 | 692 | 1162 | 940 | 781 | 772 | 785 | 763 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 16 | NE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | E 8 | S 18 | S 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
11 | 10 | 46 | 47 | 19 | 61 | 48 | 267 | 30 | 683 | 94 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 23 | NE 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 15 | E 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 |
31 | 30 | 23 | 41 | 10 | 72 | 196 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | S 4 |
— | — | 7 | 384 | 329 | 269 | 247 | 180 | 161 | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | — | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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